Nelson González (musician)
Nelson González | |
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| Born | May 30, 1948 Tres |
| Years active | 1971–present |
| Labels | Fania, TR, Dissar, Qbadisc |
Nelson González (born May 30, 1948) is a Puerto Rican tres player. He specialises in the Cuban tres, and only occasionally plays the Puerto Rican tres (similar to the cuatro). He is a prolific session musician and has been a member of renowned salsa ensembles such as Fania All-Stars, Orchestra Harlow and Típica 73.[1] He has authored a book on the tres guitar method published by Mel Bay.[2] Together with Pancho Amat and Papi Oviedo he is considered one of the most influential modern tres players.[3]
Career
Nelson González was born on May 30, 1948, in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. In 1960, his family moved to
In 1978 Los Kimbos split into two bands, The Nelson González Group and Los Nuevos Kimbos de Orestes Vilató, while Adalberto Santiago started his solo career.[5] In 1979 he played in Fania All-Stars' famous Habana Jam. In 1984 he launched a new project, Orquesta Revelación, with Joe Mannozzi, Papo Lucca and Louis García. In 1997 he released his first solo album, Son mundano. His second solo album, Pa' los treseros, was released in 2001,[4] and was nominated for the 2002 Latin Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Album.
Awards and honors
- Best Salsa Band in Latin America (Típica 73; 1976)
- Latin New York Magazine's Best Tres Player of the Year (1978, 1979)
- Performed in 5 Grammy Award winning albums:[6]
- Mi tierra (Gloria Estefan; 1993)
- Master Sessions Vol I (Cachao; 1994)
- Master Sessions Vol II (Cachao; 1995)
- Alma Caribeña (Gloria Estefan; 2000)
- Masterpiece (Tito Puente & Eddie Palmieri; 2000)
References
- NY Daily News. Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- Pacific, MO: Mel Bay Publications.
- Pacific, MO: Mel Bay Publications. p. 14.
- ^ a b c d Aranda, Diego (May 30, 2014). "Afroemérides – Nelson González" (in Spanish). Retrieved March 6, 2015.
- ^ Rondón, César Miguel (2008). Book of Salsa: A Chronicle of Urban Music from the Caribbean to New York City. The University of North Carolina Press. p. 158.
- ^ Greene, Suzanne. "Nelson González". Latin Jazz Alive. Archived from the original on April 2, 2015.